Table 4 Strongly endorsed items rated as “Essential” or “Important” AND “Very helpful” or “Helpful” by 100% of participants
From: Development of guidelines for giving community presentations about eating disorders: a Delphi study
Statement and questionnaire category | Agreement across all scales (%) |
|---|---|
Presentation format | |
Authors and presenters should... be good role models and advocate for a safe and respectful environment free from discrimination (12–17) | 100 |
Authors and presenters should... be good role models and advocate for a safe and respectful environment free from discrimination (18+) | 100 |
Presentation content - Signs and symptoms | |
Presentations should... include warning signs of eating disorders (18+) | 100 |
Presentation content - Causes/risk factors | |
Authors and presenters should... explain that a combination of biological, psychological and sociocultural factors contribute to the development of eating disorders (12–17) | 100 |
Authors and presenters should... explain that a combination of biological, psychological and sociocultural factors contribute to the development of eating disorders (18+) | 100 |
Authors and presenters should... explain that eating disorders affect people regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or sexual orientation (12–17) | 100 |
Authors and presenters should... explain that eating disorders affect people regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or sexual orientation (18+) | 100 |
Presentation content - Recovery | |
Authors and presenters should... tell the audience that it is courageous and necessary to ask for help and support during recovery from an eating disorder (12–17) | 100 |
Authors and presenters should... tell the audience that it is courageous and necessary to ask for help and support during recovery from an eating disorder (18+) | 100 |
Presentation content - Seeking help | |
Presentations should... include information about eating disorder support services (12–17) | 100 |
Presentations should... include information about eating disorder support services (18+) | 100 |
Presentations should... normalise help-seeking (12–17) | 100 |
Presentations should... normalise help-seeking (18+) | 100 |